Research activites
The Research Greenhouse has been an active partner in
Northern Arizona University research projects over the past 20 years.
We are proud of our partnerships with public and non-profit
organizations in their research activities. The Research Greenhouse supports
research in all levels of study.
Current research projects
Research projects we are supporting include:
- a seed bank emergence study to determine the
effectiveness of different treatments to reestablish native species in the wake
of the Kolob Fire at Zion National Park, and to reduce the spread of invasive
species
- a study of the effects on nurse plants on the
establishment and growth of Pinyon Pine in Northern Arizona
- a soil-types study of on the germination ability
of Abronia alpina, a threatened alpine
plant of the Sierra Nevada
- identifying introgressing loci that affect host
plant (Populus) susceptibility to a
keystone herbivore, Pemphigus betae; the
goal of this project is to identify potential genetic mechanisms that
contribute to community organization
- a study to determine how offspring Populus plants resemble their parents,
especially the insect communities that live on the plants; the study
specifically explores if offspring plants support similar insect communities to
their parents
- a study that isotopically labels leaves of Populus genotypes to track how carbon
and nitrogen move through the aquatic food web, from leaves to insects to fish;
results from the work could provide important information to assist in riparian
restoration throughout the Southwest